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Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
"The Queens Pipe.n

In the centre of the tobacco ware- houses at the London docks there !s an immerse kiln, which is kept continually burning, day and night, and goes by tho name of the queens tobacco pipe. The English government has different way of trssting confiscated articles than that in use F. this country, one of them being to u;iiiz, them as fuel for what is termed tho queens smoking. Whenever mer- chandiso is seized for nonpayment of duty, or because it is considered under the law as in damaged or unsalable condition, it is taken to this great kiln and burned there, the owners having no remedy. The only utilization that ii made of these seizures is from the sale of the ashes from the furnace, which, to the amount of great many tons month, arc sold by auction to chemical works, and to farmers and others to be used in cnriching the soil. There is a similar but smaller queens tobacco pipe Tn tho government tobacco warehouses at Liver pool, these two forming the points of destruction, for all confiscated merchan- disc in the United Kingdom. -[Com- mercial Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
Grains of Sand.

The manufacture of sand is an impor- tant industry, which has Pittsburg for its head quarters, although the sand is not made within the limits of tho city. There is considerable traffic in Monon- gahela sand, which is scooped up from the bed of the river, to be used for com mon building purposes; but the manu- facture of sand is quite another affair. and the product goes into quite differ ent commodity, which is glass.
 Practically glass is almost pure sand, other substances used in its manufacture for fluxing being consumed while the sand is transformed to a greater or less degree of transparency. The sand used in glass making is almost pure silica, so nearly pure that there is less than one per cent. of iron, maguesia, anl albumi- mum, to ninety-nine per cent. of the other. And of this sand which is quar- ried out of the hills and ground down to varying degrees of finencss, and washed to varying degrees of whiteness, eight hundred tons are manufactured daily, four hundred tons being consumed in and about Pittsburg, aud four hun dred tons going into Eastern Ohio and Westr Viginia to Wheeling, B,llaire, Columbus and all points within circuit of one hundred and fifty miles from Pittsburg. .-I Popular Science Monthly.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
A Geological Phenomenon.

In many parts of the world abundant evidence shows that the land is still slowly rising or sinking, producing gradual changes that in tho course of ages will completely transform the earth's topography. One of the most remarkable examples has been furnished by Sweden aud Finland. Lycll long ago estimated that portions of Sweden are being elevated about four feet in a century, and surveys just mado in Fiu- land once moro prove that tho shores of the Baltic arc steadily rising. M. Vcnukoff reports to the French academy of Sciences that since the surveys of 1S1O- 15 several islands have become peninsulas, while many shallows havc become islands or beaches. On the southwest coast and in tho neighboring Aland Archipelago, pastures, gardens and corn-felds occupy spots which were under water few years ago. Steps are being taken to accurately measure the future progress of this geological phe- nomenon. Arkansaw Traveller.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
How to Cook SnailS.

This is the way to cook snails accord ing to Jay Gould's formula: Boil them first in their shells; then submcrge them in highly-favored sauce, and finally roast them. They are served in the shells, which by this time are thoroughly Drowned. When eaten, they arc piled hot on plato, after the manner of roasted clans, and the eater extracts them by holding shell in his left hand, while with fork in his right he gets the curious morsel out. The taste is pleasant, if one isn't squeamish, and liking is easily acquired for tho ''cs- cargots," as they are c,lled in the res taurants where they have been this week suddenly introduced. Some of tho snails eaten in New York are brought from France, but the bulk arc gathered by boys in the outlaying districts.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
4 Strong Man.

There is man on the Carson river, below Dayton, Nevada, named Angela Cordella, who claims to be the strongest man in the world. He is an Italian, aged 2S, and stands feet 10 inches, weighing 19S pounds. His strength was born with him, for he had no ath- letic training. He differs from other men. chiefly in the osseous structure. AltRAugh not of unusual size, his spi- nal@lumn is much beyond the ordinary widN4, and his bones and joints are made on similarly large and generous scale. ' He has lifted a man of 900 pounds with the middle finger of his right hand. The man stood with one foot on the floor, his arms outstretched, his hands grasped by two persons to balance his body. Cordella then stopped and placed the third finger of his right hand under the mans foot, and, with scarcely any perceptiblc effor.., raised him to the height of four feet and deposited him on table near at hand. Once two powerful men waylaid Cordella with in- tent to thrash him, but he seiz d one in each hand and hammered them together until life was nearly knocked out of them
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
HelDs to Patience.

A woman, whose life has been long and chequcred with many rcverses, said lately: Nothing has given me moro courage to face every days duties and troubles than few words spoken to mo when was Q child by my old father. He was the village doctor. came into his office, where he was compound ing medicine, one day, looking cross and ready to cry.
 ''What is the matter, Mary9'
 "I'm tired I've been making beds and washing dishes all day, and every day, and what good does it do9 To- morrow the beds will be to make and the dishes to wash over again
 "Look, my child, ho said, do you see these little empty v,ale9 They are all ins gniicant, cheap things, of no value in themselves; but in one put deadly poison, in another q sweet per fume, in third healing medicine.
 'Nobody cares for the vials; it is that which they carry that kills or cures. Your daily work, the dishes washed or the floors swept are homely things and count for nothing in themselves; but it is the anger or the sweet patience or zeal or high thoughts, that you put into them that shall last. These make your life."
 No strain is harder upon the young than to be forced to do work which they feel is beneath their faculties, yet no discipline is more helpful. "Thc wise builder" says Bolton, watches, not the bricks which his journeyman lays, but the manner in which he lays them" The man who is half hearted and lag ging as private soldier will bo half hearted and tagging as commander. Even in this world, he who uses his talents rightly as a servant is often given the control of many cities. Youths Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
A Man Who Lives in a Tree.

Mir. Haywood, better known as "the man who lives in tree," has built new house few feet north of the old one in Washington. As there were no tall trees growing where he wanted his house, he has put it on scatfold fifty feet high. A bridge connects it with the old house. Mir. H woods idiosyncrasy is strong one, aud he gives good req
 sons to support it. Those who think he s queer in the upper regions are mis- taken. He is matter of fact man, with excellent record as clerk in the interior Department. He is shrewd speculator in real estate. His house in the tree attracted attention to the beautiful lots near by, and he sold them to good ad- vantage. Mir. Haywood has but one arm, but his lungs are good. He says consumption can be cured by living in trees as he does, where nothing but puro air can be breathed. -[New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15

The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette discusses as follows upon the great sum. mer plague. the lively and bloodthirsty mosquito: "Thsre are, it seems, so far as ascertained, ono hundred and fifty eight species of mosq uito. About 8 quarter of them are distributed in North America, largely among summer resorts. It is said there arc kinds that may come in winter as we'll as summer, but the true business mosquito comes in summer, usually about bed time, and stays until tho weather is too cold for work. Only the. f,male insect bites. In boring for blood she uses long drill made up of seven distinct parts. The male, who is not . backbiter (because of his inability to be, and not through any virtue), can hum around at night, and add some thing to the, discomfort of the bed chamber. In the way of good qualities, mosquitoes furnish food for fishes, which in turn are eaten by us and blood is provided for tho thirsty mosquitoes. B.sidcs mosquitoes serve to purify sanding water and lessen malarial in- fuences. It is hard to decide, however, which is the most disagrssable, malarial influences or mosquitoes. In . matter ot ehoics ths slsepy man would take mala- n ui1Aout . 1oln4Dt's Aoeitatieo.w
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
MeteOric Thunder.

The most rapid cannon shot, accord ing to M. Hirn, scarcely reach speed of 5000 feet per second, while meteor ties penetrate the air at the rate of twenty-five or thirty miles, and even more, per second. With this velocity the air is at once aised to tempera- ture of 1000 to 10, ob degrees, and the meteorite's surface is torn away by atmospheric friction apd vaporized by the heat. The sounds produced range from the whistling of a bullet to the crash and roll of thunder. They are explained by this author as resulting fir om the rush of air to fill the gap in the rear rather than from actual explosion. being analogous to thunder after light ming.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
Starving the Teeth.

Teeth are just as easily starved as the stomach, said lecturer in Boston the other night "The fact is that you and your fathers have from generation to generation been industriously starving your teeth. In one way it is blessing to have been born of poor parents. What food the poor give their children is of a variety that goes to make strong bones and teeth. It is the outside of all the grains of all cereal food that con : tains the carbonate and phosphate of lime and traces of other earthly salts which nourish the bony tissues and build the frame up. If we do not furnish to tho teeth of the young that pabulum they require they cannot be possibly built up. It is the outside of corn, oats, wheat, barley and the like, or the bran, so called, that we sift away and feed to the swine, that the teeth actually require for their proper nourishment. The wis dom of man has proven his folly, shown in every succeeding generation of teeth, which become more and more fragile op1 waalx ,,
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Times makes the following extraordiu- ary suggestion: Lay large cast iron pipes under ground from Philadelphia to the nearest point of salt water, and through these pipes force the fresh sea brcezss to . large reservoir in central part of the city, to which small pipes could be at tachsd leading directly to private dwell inga and we could thus enjoy "brcath of good salt air." without the trouble and expense of trip to Cape May or Atlantic City. What boon this would be to invalids, to infants in hot weather and how comforting and exhilaratins it would be to the ngcd and others who from want of strength or material aid" are unable to leavo their dwellings. If you will permit me to intimate this matter in your paper, 1 feel confident thcre are those now living who have the ability to mature the plans for the en- terprise. There may bo those who will treat my suggestions as offspring of a bcwildered imagination, but the project ia feasible, and whoever lives quarter of a century will see and enjoy the bene- fits of it. Mark my prediction.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
Temptations of Q Brokers Life.

From tho start the boy entering Q brokers office will be intrustcd with large sums of money to carry to the bank or to customers. He may bo in an office where bank bills and shining gold are within his reach all the time; and ho will be so completely absorbed in the subject of stocks, bonds and money, that it will be somewhat strange if he does not soon begin to look at the getting of money as the most important business of life. And when he is little older and becomes clerk or cashier, he will be ex- posed to the temptation to increase his income by stock gambling--''speculat- ing," as it is called--on his own account Such ventures are, of course, very hazardous, and on all accounts should be summed. A broker requires great strength of character to resist the tempta- tion to get wealthy by false methods !; and boy should think long and we'll before he adopts tbe calling.
 For the brokers business is at best unstaple. The work is done quickly in the midst of great excitement and at 'high pressure" as we say. As money comes quickly and easily to the broker, it is not so highly prized as if it were earned by the toll which produces a visible result, and it usually goes as quickly as it comes. Brokers, of course, defend their own occupation. They will tell you that their services as agents in securing stocks and bonds are need ed; but they do not deny that stock brokerage would cease to be a profitable business, except to very few firms, ii people were to stop specu- lating in securities. Of course there arc many men in this business who have risen to wealth and to eminence as fnan ciers who would scorn to do a mcar or dishonorable act. All honor to suct men, because they must often have beer sorely tempted to do wrong. list Nicholas.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
Carrying fla Crael.

The mode of procedure In the village of Galashicls was as follows: Early in the day after tho marriage those inter- ested in the proceeding assembled at the house of the newly welded couple bringing with them ''crcel," or bas- ket which they filled with stones. The young husband on being brought to the door had the creel firmly fixed to his back, and with it in thls position had to run the round of the town, or at least the chief portion of it, followed by a number of mon to see that he did not 8op his burden; tho only condition on which he was allowed to do so being thaEhis wife should como after hin, aad kissshi As relief dspended altogether upodk wife, it would sometimes hap pen th1t the husband did not need to run more than few yards ;but when she was more than ordinarily bashful, or wished to have little sport at the ex- pcnse of her lord and master which it may be supposed would not unfrequent- ly be the case-he had to carry his load a considerable distance. This custom was very strictly enforced, and the per son who was last creeled had charge of the ceremony, aud he was naturally anx- ious that no one should escape. The practice as far as Galashiels was con- cerned came to an end about one hun dred years ago with the person of one Robert Young, who, on the ostensible plea of sore back, lay abed all the day after his marriage and obstinately re- fused to be creeled. He had, it may be added in extenuation, been twice mar ried before and had on each occasion gone through the ceremony of being
 creeled, and now, no doubt, felt that he had had quite enough of creeling. -[All the Year Round.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
Are They Gladi

If she werc here To take my hand and ask. "What is it
 dearr
 She would not see the wrinkles on my face Nor note the silver where the gold had place. Upon my faded lip she'd leave . kisa And whisper Darling" and she would not
 miss
 The vanished rose, or if she did, would say, How you have ripened since went away" The blemishcs that others might despise Would still be beautiful to mothers eyss If she were here, She would not mind the changes; if tear Should fill my eye, know that she would,
 see, And give sweet consolation unto mo; Yet, in her heart, some things would little @iA'z heed, -'. s--~
 Knowing how much their discipline I need And so, think, though heaven be far, And friends can sec us even as we ara They may be glad, like loving motherhood. Because they know how all things work for
 good.
 --lJulia May in Congregatioualist
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
ssSterlinp.0

In the time of Richard Cmur de Lion money coined in tho eastern part of Ger. many came into special request in Eng land on account of its purity, and was called easterling money, as all the inhabitants of those parts were called easterlings-from which came the term sterling, as expressive of a stand ard purity. The historian Camden says that men were sent for from easterling county in the reign of King John to in struct the English in coining money, and he derives the word sterling from this circumstance. .-[London Referee.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
4 Feathered Mimic,

M. DOrbigny, traveller who was passing through Guiana, in South America, was, whon encampcd ono night in tho edge of a wood, awakened by what he took to be the cries of man in distress. He listen-d, and heard, fol- lowing each other in great rapidity, what seemed to be scream of terror and dis pair, then a supplication, and then cry as of one dying. The traveller leapcd from his couch, seized his gun, and hastily woke his Indian guide.
 "Come this instantl' he cried. ''There is some one being murdered in the thicket. Let us go to his assistance" !"
 Thcreupon the cries weEs~repeated, and the Indian listened. He burst into a laugh. .-~
 "What do you meant" asked the trav- eler.
 "That, sir, said the guide, lis the tion-tion bird, perched on Q limb some where in the neighborhood. It is only piece of mocscry. Presently you will hear him laugh"
 And then, in fact, wild shout as of laughter rang out on the night air. The tion-tion is Q sort of South Amer ican mocking bird, which has an extra. ordinary gift of imitation. It is also a bird of great be auty of plumage. It is sometimes called the 'yellow-neck. " Its feathers are of lively colors and it's tail is brilliant and spreading. The natives use its feathers to decorate their hats with on feast-days and turn their head-gear into golden crowns in appear ancc.
 The bird mimics almost every sound he hears, and initiates the speech o1 men as successfully as the parrot docs. The inhabitants of Guiana assert that he can initiate faithfully the accent of the English, French aud Spanish. Natural sounds and the cries of animals of every sort he reproduces very cleverly. E
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
Strange Kind of Hen.

"NIy dear," said Mrs. Ferguson Mont. gomery to her husband, ''why do they keep that hen in the dime muscum2 don't see anything about 1t different from the ordinary fowl"
 Person opened his eyes in mild sur prise.
 "Well, we'll, didn't you noticea That hen is one of the most in eresting fea- lures of the Dime. It hasn't any teeth. !"
 ''Is it possiblcs" meditatively replied the spouse. ''Well, must go down again.. ".-I Minneapolis Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
Tho SnaiI's Pace.

A snai's pace need not be used any longer as term, more or less indefinite. By an interesting experiment at the Polytechnic the other day it was ascer- t6ined exactly and reduced to figures which may now be quoted by persons who favor the use of exact terms. A half dozen of the mollusks were per- mitted to crawl between two points ten feet apart and the average pace was ascertained. From this it was easy enough to calculate that ono snail can crawl 0 mile in just fourteen days fTerre Haute Express
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15
HUMOROUS.

A striking performance-a boxing match. eye
 A Western lady fainted when her bon-\ net caught fire. She naturally felt light r headed. He-What are you thinking of ' She Nothing. He (absent-mindedly)-You- aatter me. ? 2 The man wSo believes talk is cheap never employed lawyer. "' ''What kind of pudding is this, waitcrG'' "Tapioca sir" 'Is iti 1 thought it was mediocre"
 A Pennsylvania musician fell from second-story window, and found tho pitch uncomfortably high. A western man has had needle taken out of his body. He now knows how to account for the stitches In his side. & An economist has sagely observed that, no matter how large its population may become, there will be enough earth to / go round.
 "Yes," said Fogg, ''as . success \ have always been failure, but as . failure have always been an unquali- / fled success"
 A lady advertises for sale baboon,% three tobby cats, and parrot. 6he states that, being now married, she has / no uso for them.
 'It's all very well," said the grave digger, Ito advise young man to be- gin at tho bottom and work up but in my business it isn't practicable"
 Minister-"I wish I could do some- thing with the choir to stop that con. stant chewing of gum. It's detes table" der-''No, it isn't; its spruce"
 In the bright lexicon of youth there is 7 no such word as fail, bTt later on, whsn : the youth gets into bpliness for himself. then the word showsup in good shape. 4 A Kentucky negro threw l. lump of earth at mocking- bird and knocked mule stone dead. If he had thrown at the mule he would probably have knocked a barn over. v
 When a man complained about E hotel with no means of getting out in case of fire, Popkins said that he didn't care for means to get out of hotel. What he needed was means for staying / there.
 An agricultural exchange asks 'howN to mako hogs pay" This is . hard question to answer Tho best way to avoid tho difficulty is not to sell hog anything unless he pays for it in d. !. vance.
 Don't you think the people around hero are very sociablc9" asked Cobwig- ger of new neighbor. ''Yes, indeed, do," was the hearty response. ''Only moment ago met beggar and he held out his hand to me-" [a, ''Nothing but trials and tribulations and disappointments. I am disgusted with it 'ah!" "And what arc you going to do about itY' 'I am going to quit the earth" (Horrifed.) "You don't mean you are going to commit suicider' ''No, am going to take sea voyags."
 Say, why do you laugh
 With such hearty sestf
 "rve found . dollar
 In last summers vesti"
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15

The farmers of Texas Arkansas and Louisiana are arranging scheme of CO., operation which, if properly carried out, Is expected to benefit them greatly, and speedily drive out tho crop mortgage.
 The idea is to construct cotton, cotton seed oil and flour mills in differ ent centrea so as to enable the farmer to get local market for his produce, and be sure of obtaining fair price. The mills will be owned by the farmers them- selves who will act as their own com- mission agents, and manufacture with their own produce. =....-
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15

Although tho thugs of India have been long since exterminated, Hindoo writer in the London Standard tells how they have been replaced by professional prisoners. These people make use of a poison extracted from the seed of the ahatura, mixed with opium, and travel from place to place; now poisoning a travelling companion for his money, a laborer for his oxen or host for the valuables in his house. They arc dis tinguished from the thugs in that they will kill women, children and pilgrims which the thugs would not do. The road poisoners are organized secretly and great efforts have been made to exter- minate them, and thus far without suc- cess
Connecticut western news., 1887-06-15

Managers of drug stoso soda fountains in the cities report that the demand is increasing for rhosphates, ginger extracts aud other preparations for toning Hfdhe system. Mineral spring waters are not now so much sought after. Women seldom call for nerve drinks; they prefer sweet extrsc:s. But tho men usually ask for something to brace them up-something to wind up rundown powers and prop failing encrgies-usually tho result of excesses in the use of liquor md tobacco.